Automatic fender.



F. R. WOOLLEY, JR.

AUTOMATIC FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1914.

1 1 32,563 a Patented Apr. 2?, 1915.

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STATES P FREDERICK ROBERT WOOLLEY, J'B., OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA.

AUTOMATIC FENDER.

Application filed. September 12, 1914.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK R. VVooL- LEY,J12, a citizen of the United States, residing at Great Falls, in thecounty of Gascade and State of Montana, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in an Automatic Fender; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in automaticdouble action fenders for use upon cars, the object in view being toproduce a simple and efficient mechanism of this nature so arranged thatwhen the fender comes in contact with an obstruction, mechanism will bereleased to allow the fender to drop and cause brake actuating means tobe operated.

The invention consists further in the provision of means, in connectionwith the fender releasing device, for applying air brakes simultaneouslywith pneumatic means for returning the fender to its normal position.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a top plan view of a fender made in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of one side of the fender. Fig.3 is a view in elevation of the opposite side, and Fig. 4: is asectional view through the latch throwing mechanism.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates one section of the fender which is adapted to be rigidlyfastened to a car in any suitable manner and is provided with twospringactuated latches B, the free ends of which project throughapertures A formed in the frame of the fender section A. Braces Aforming a part of the frame of the section 1 A project forwardly anddownwardly and thence back to the frame proper, and C designate pivotalpins whereby said braces are pivotally connected to the fender sectionD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

Serial in). 861,411.

Said fender section D may be of any desired shape, preferably curvedslightly upward from its center toward its rear end, while the partintermediate the center and the forward end is normally substantiallyhorizontal.

A truss buffer bar designated by the letter F has rods F projectingtherefrom, guided by the straps F on the frame of the fender section D,and G designate rods with their forward ends G downwardly curved andextending through the openings H in the frame of the fender section Dand against which curved ends, the rear or inner ends of the rods F areadapted to contact. Said rods G are guided in the loops or straps G andtheir inner ends are adapted to rest against the beveled portions of thelatches B. Coiled springs designated by the letter H are fastened attheir rear ends to laterally projecting lugs forming a part of the frameof the fender section D, and their other ends are fastened to the upperedges of the braces A the tendency of which springs is to cause the rearedge of the fender section D to be raised when released from the latchesB to cause the bufi'er bar to be thrown down against the track. It willbe understood that said springs are under tension when the fender is inits normal position.

An arm J projects from the frame of the fender section D and ispivotally connected to a rod I which is adapted to actuate pneumaticmechanism, not shown, for applying the brakes as well as for actuatingthe rod N, which is connected with the edge of the fender section D, soas to return the fender to its normal position, said fender sectionbeing held in its normal position by the latches provided therefor.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood and is asfollows. When an object comes in contact with the buffer bar F,longitudinal movements will be imparted to the bars F which in turn willimpart longitudinal movements to the bars Gr, thus pushing in thelatches B which will release the inner edge of the fender section D,thus allowing the springs H which are under tension to tilt up the rearportion of the fender section D, throwing the buffer truss bar downagainst the rails and simultaneously with the tilting of the fender, therod I will be actuated for the purpose of actuating pneumatic means forapplying the 1 to return the fender to its normal position.

By the provision of a fender made in accordance with my invention, itwill be noted that a simple and eiiicient means will be provided wherebythe impact of the buffer bar against an object will cause the fender todrop simultaneously with the application of mechanism for applying theair brakes and returning the fender to its nor mal position.

What I claim to be new is 1. An automatic fender for cars, consisting oftwo fender sections, one fixed and the other hinged thereto, a buffermember upon the hinged fender section, latches upon one section andadapted to engage the other, means for releasing the latches as thebuffer member comes in contact with an object, means for allowing thehinged fender section to tilt after it is released, and means designedas the fender tilts to actuate brake operating mechanism, as set forth.

2; An automatic fenderfor cars, consisting of two fender sections, onefixed and the other hinged thereto, a buffer member having barsprojecting therefrom and mounted upon the hinged fender section,springpressed latches upon the fixed fender section, rods upon thehinged fender section and adapted to be actuated longitudinally by saidbars upon the buffer member to release said latches, springs for causingthe said hinged section to tilt when released, and means actuated by theswinging of the hinged fender section to cause brake 1nechanism to beapplied, as set forth.

3. An automatic fender for cars, consisting of two fender sections, onefixed and the other hingedthereto, a buffer member having barsprojecting therefrom and mounted upon the hinged fender section,springpressed latches upon the fixed fender section, rods upon thehinged fender section and adapted to be actuated longitudinally by saidbars upon the buffer member to release said latches, springs interposedbetween the fenders for causing the hinged section to tilt whenreleased, means actuated by the swinging of the hinged fender section tocause pneumatic mechanism for applying the brakes to be actuated, and arod connected to the hinged fender section and adapted to be actuated bythe said pneumatic mechanism for returning the hinged fender sectiontoits normal position, as set forth.

4. An automatic fender for cars, comprising a fixed fender section forattachment to a car and having brace bars at the opposite'ends thereof,a hinged fender section pivoted to said brace bars, springs fastened tothe frame of the hinged fender section and to said brace bars, latchesprojecting through apertures in the fixed fender section and adapted toengage the inner edge of the hinged fender section, a buffer memberhaving rearwardly projecting bars movable upon the hinged buffersection, longitudinally movable rods mounted upon the hinged buffersection with their forward ends passing through apertures in the hingedfender section and against which said bars are adapted to contact as thebuffer member comes in contactwith an obstruction, thus causing thelatches to be released to allow the springs to tilt the hinged fendersection, and means connected to the latter for causing the brakes to beapplied, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERICK ROBERT WOOLLEY, JR.

Witnesses:

THOMAS MOKEON, N. A. DECKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

